EP3629426A1 - Élément d'étanchéité et ensemble connecteur - Google Patents

Élément d'étanchéité et ensemble connecteur Download PDF

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EP3629426A1
EP3629426A1 EP19199199.1A EP19199199A EP3629426A1 EP 3629426 A1 EP3629426 A1 EP 3629426A1 EP 19199199 A EP19199199 A EP 19199199A EP 3629426 A1 EP3629426 A1 EP 3629426A1
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seal member
body portion
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Yusuke Takahashi
Tsugumi Matsumoto
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Tyco Electronics Japan GK
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5205—Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet

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  • the present invention relates to a seal member suitable for use in an electrical connector and/or another electronic component.
  • a seal member When an electrical connector is attached to a case of electronic equipment, a seal member is sometimes disposed between the electrical connector and the case in order to prevent liquid ingress into the electronic equipment.
  • a seal member of this type a configuration is known that has a lip formed along an extension direction of the seal member and brings the lip into close contact with a contacted component, thereby improving waterproofness (for example, JPH8-315904A).
  • a configuration of a grommet is known that has coaxially-positioned inner and outer cylindrical portions linked by means of a rib and elastically deforms the outer cylindrical portion in a reduction direction of the diameter thereof, thereby facilitating attachment to a hole provided in a panel (for example, JP2005-229711A ).
  • a seal member that elastically deforms or is configured to elastically deform under a compressive load includes: a main body portion; a deformable part body portion or an easily-deformable portion formed integrally with the main body portion and being more easily deformable than the main body portion; and a pair of lip portions formed on one face side of the seal member in a loading direction in which the compressive load acts.
  • the compressive load acting on the pair of lip portions acts on the easily-deformable portion.
  • the easily-deformable portion may have a first flange portion protruding from a side face of the main body portion on one face side of the main body portion.
  • the first flange portion may be so formed as to be thinner in dimension in the loading direction than the main body portion.
  • Vertices of the pair of lip portions in cross-section may be located more externally than the main body portion.
  • An interval or spacing between the vertices of the pair of lip portions which may be in cross-section may be set larger than a width of the main body portion. The width of the main body portion may be within the interval between the vertices of the pair of lip portions.
  • the easily-deformable portion may further have a second flange portion protruding from a side face of the main body portion on another face side of the main body portion.
  • the seal member may further include a rib connected to the first flange portion and the second flange portion.
  • the seal member has a U-like overall shape or a substantially U-shape.
  • a connector assembly of the present invention includes: an electrical connector; and the above-described seal member attached to the electrical connector.
  • a seal member that elastically deforms or is configured to elastically deform under a compressive load includes: a main body portion; a deformable part body portion or an easily-deformable portion formed integrally with the main body portion and being more easily deformable than the main body portion; and a plurality of reinforcing portions being more easily deformable than the easily-deformable portion and supporting the easily-deformable portion.
  • the seal member may include any of the features described above.
  • the easily-deformable portion deforms ahead of the main body portion until the deformation of the easily-deformable portion reaches the limit after the seal member comes into contact with a contacted component. Since the easily-deformable portion of the seal member easily deforms, a reaction force exerted in the seal member is small. Therefore, a force required for the work of attaching the connector assembly to a case can be reduced. On the other hand, once the deformation of the easily-deformable portion reaches the limit, the main body portion undergoes elastic deformation in place of the easily-deformable portion and exerts the reaction force. Since being not easily elastically deformable, the main body portion exerts a larger reaction force than the easily-deformable portion does. Thereby, the waterproof performance of the seal member can be ensured.
  • the reaction force of the seal member can be compensated by the reinforcing portions. Since being more easily deformable than the easily-deformable portion, the reinforcing portions do not obstruct the deformation of the easily-deformable portion. In addition, fine adjustment of the magnitude of the reaction force exerted in the seal member can also be made by means of the shape and dimensions of the reinforcing portions.
  • the lip portions and the easily-deformable portion deform ahead of the main body portion until the deformation of the easily-deformable portion reaches the limit after the lip portions come into contact with a contacted component. Since the lip portions and the easily-deformable portion of the seal member are easily deformable, a reaction force exerted in the seal member is small. Therefore, a force required for the work of attaching the connector assembly to a case can be reduced.
  • the main body portion undergoes elastic deformation in place of the lip portions and the easily-deformable portion and exerts the reaction force. Since not being easily elastically deformable, the main body portion exerts a larger reaction force than the lip portions or the like do. Thereby, waterproof performance of the seal member can be ensured.
  • a seal member 10 of the present embodiment is used to prevent water ingress between an electrical connector 30 (see Figure 4 ) and a case 50 of an electronic equipment (see Figures 6A and 6B ). It should be noted that a width direction X, a height direction Y and a thickness direction Z of each element of the present embodiment are defined as shown in the drawings.
  • the seal member 10 as shown in Figure 4 , Figures 5A and 5B , and Figures 6A and 6B , is attached over a side face portion 30a and a bottom face portion 30b of the electrical connector 30. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 6B , the seal member 10 is disposed between the case 50 and the electrical connector 30 when the electrical connector 30 is attached to the case 50 of the electronic equipment.
  • the seal member 10 of the present embodiment is, for example, a rubber member integrally formed by injection molding.
  • the overall shape of the seal member 10, as shown in Figures 1A and 1B is a U-like shape opened on the upper side in the drawings.
  • the seal member 10 as shown in Figure 2 , has a main body portion 11, a pair of first flange portions 12, a pair of second flange portions 13, a pair of projecting rim portions 14, and a pair of lip portions 15.
  • the first flange portions 12 are so formed on an outer peripheral side of the main body portion 11 (the lower side of Figure 2 ) as to protrude from both side faces, respectively, of the main body portion 11.
  • the second flange portions 13 are so formed on an inner peripheral side of the main body portion 11 (the upper side of Figure 2 ) as to protrude from both side faces, respectively, of the main body portion 11.
  • the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 are provided with a groove 17 therebetween, and are thereby set smaller in dimension in the height direction Y than the main body portion 11. That is, the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 are connected like a cantilever to the main body portion 11. Therefore, the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 are one example of an easily-deformable portion that deforms easily under a load in the height direction Y.
  • the main body portion 11 connects the first flange portion 12 on the outer peripheral side and the second flange portion 13 on the inner peripheral side vertically in the drawing.
  • a portion composed of the main body portion 11, the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 has a substantially H-like shape rotated by 90 degrees in cross-section.
  • the main body portion 11 is larger in dimension in the height direction Y than the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13. Therefore, in the main body portion 11, for example, the deformation amount in compression direction is minute under substantially the same load in the height direction Y as the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13.
  • the projecting rim portions 14 are connected to both sides, respectively, of the second flange portions 13.
  • receiving holes 14a and slits 14b are formed in the projecting rim portion 14, as shown in Figure 1B .
  • the receiving hole 14a and the slit 14b engage with a pin 35 and a projection 36, respectively, provided on the electrical connector 30, and function to align the seal member 10 with the electrical connector 30.
  • FIG. 1B in a pair of arm portions 10a curved and extending in the height direction Y from both ends of a bottom portion 10b of the seal member 10, supporting walls 14c are formed from the respective projecting rim portions 14 in a direction toward the inner periphery.
  • An engaging recess 16 having a C-like shape in cross-section is formed in an inner peripheral face of the seal member 10. This engaging recess 16 faces the supporting walls 14c and the main body portion 11 in the arm portion 10a of the seal member 10, and faces the projecting rim portions 14 and the main body portion 11 in the bottom portion 10b of the seal member 10.
  • An engaging protrusion 34 (see Figure 8 ), described later, provided on an outer periphery of the electrical connector 30 is engaged in the engaging recess 16.
  • a guiding groove 14d extending along the height direction Y is formed in an outer face of the supporting wall 14c, as shown in Figures 1A and 1B and Figure 4 .
  • the guiding groove 14d engages with a key, not shown, provided on the electrical connector 30.
  • the guiding groove 14d guides the seal member 10 in the height direction Y that is an insertion/extraction direction when the seal member 10 is attached to the electrical connector 30, and also functions as a retainer so that the seal member 10 will not become detached in the width direction X from the electrical connector 30.
  • the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 extend substantially parallel along the thickness direction Z, and protrude in the thickness direction Z more than the main body portion 11 from both the side faces of the main body portion 11. Therefore, the groove 17 facing the first flange portion 12, the second flange portion 13 and the main body portion 11 and recessed in the thickness direction Z is formed in both side faces of the seal member 10.
  • An example of the groove 17 that is formed in a substantially V-like shape in cross-section is shown in Figure 2 .
  • the cross-section of the groove 17 may have another shape, for example, a C-like shape, a U-like shape, a semicircular shape, or the like.
  • the seal member 10 When the bottom portion 10b of the seal member 10 is compressed in the height direction Y, the seal member 10 deforms such that the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 deflect toward the inside of the groove 17 to narrow the space of the groove 17 in the height direction Y. At this time, with the compression of the main body portion 11, a reaction force occurs in the height direction Y.
  • the compression direction is from the inner peripheral side of the seal member 10 toward the outer peripheral side thereof, and the seal member 10 is compressed to deform in the same manner as the bottom portion 10b. Therefore, in the arm portion 10a, the compression direction is not coincident with the height direction Y.
  • the compression of the seal member 10 the case of the bottom portion 10b will be described unless otherwise noted.
  • the groove 17 is formed along an extension direction of the seal member 10 from one end to another end of the seal member 10.
  • a plurality of ribs 18 connected to the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 are positioned within the groove 17.
  • the ribs 18 are positioned at a predetermined interval in the extension direction of the seal member 10. This rib 18 functions to adjust the reaction force in the height direction Y when the seal member 10 is compressed in the height direction Y.
  • the rib 18 is an example of a reinforcing portion.
  • Each rib 18, as shown in Figure 3 has a first element 18a and a second element 18b.
  • One end of the first element 18a is connected to the first flange portion 12, and another end of the first element 18a is connected to one end of the second element 18b.
  • another end of the second element 18b is connected to the second flange portion 13.
  • the first element 18a is so positioned as to be inclined with respect to the height direction Y of the seal member 10
  • the second element 18b is so positioned as to be inclined in a direction opposite to the first element 18a with respect to the height direction Y of the seal member 10.
  • the first element 18a and the second element 18b are so connected together as to fold back in the middle in the height direction Y of the seal member 10.
  • a portion connecting the other end of the first element 18a and the one end of the second element 18b is also referred to as bent portion 18c. Therefore, the rib 18 is formed in a shape like a bent line in which the first element 18a and the second element 18b are bent and connected together. It should be noted that the shape of the rib 18 is not limited to the shape like a bent line, but may have a curved shape, for example, an arc shape, or the like.
  • the rib 18 supports the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 with elasticity due to bending.
  • the first element 18a and the second element 18b deflect, thereby causing the rib 18 to exert the reaction force in the height direction Y. Since the first element 18a and the second element 18b are each inclined with respect to the height direction Y, when the rib 18 receives a load in the height direction Y, the first element 18a and the second element 18b fall down easily.
  • the rib 18 deforms such that an angle formed between the first element 18a and the second element 18b decreases gradually. Since being bent, the rib 18 is more easily deformable than the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13, thus not obstructing the deformation of the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13.
  • the respective ribs 18, as shown in Figure 1A have bending directions of the ribs 18 in the arm portion 10a oriented uniformly in a clockwise direction from the end on the right side in the drawing of the seal member 10 toward the bottom portion 10b.
  • bending directions of the ribs 18 in the arm portion 10a are oriented uniformly in a counterclockwise direction.
  • the arrangement of the ribs 18 on the left side of Figure 1A and the arrangement of the ribs 18 on the right side of Figure 1A are bilaterally symmetrical. Since the ribs 18 of the seal member 10 are in a bilaterally-symmetrical arrangement, the deformations of the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 in the right and left arm portions 10a are easily equalized.
  • the bottom portion 10b of the seal member 10 receives a compressive load from the height direction Y.
  • the arm portion 10a of the seal member 10 receives a load in the extension direction of the seal member when the seal member 10 is pressed in.
  • the bending directions of the ribs 18 in the arm portion 10a are oriented uniformly from the end of the seal member toward the bottom portion 10b. Therefore, in the arm portion 10a, the ribs 18 easily bend in a pressing direction of the seal member 10.
  • the pair of lip portions 15, as shown in Figure 2 are provided upright on an outer peripheral side (the lower side of Figure 2 ) of the first flange portions 12, respectively, of the main body portion 11. As shown in Figure 1A , the pair of lip portions 15 are formed along the extension direction of the seal member 10 from the one end to the other end of the seal member 10.
  • the cross-section of each lip portion 15 has an isosceles-triangular shape, the base of which is connected to the first flange portion 12. It should be noted that the cross-section of the lip portion 15 is not limited to the isosceles-triangular shape, but may have another shape, for example, a scalene-triangular shape, or the like.
  • the lip portion 15 is supported by the first flange portion 12, and a vertex 15a of the lip portion 15, as shown in Figure 2 , is located in a region where the groove 17 is formed in the thickness direction Z. That is, the vertex 15a of the lip portion 15 is located more externally than the main body portion 11 in the thickness direction Z. Therefore, in the thickness direction Z, an interval L1 between the vertices 15a of the pair of lip portions 15 is set larger than a width L2 of the main body portion 11 (L1 > L2).
  • the first flange portion 12 deflects toward the inside of the groove 17.
  • the lip portion 15 supported by the first flange portion 12 deforms so as to fall toward the outside of the seal member 10. Therefore, when the seal member 10 is compressed in the height direction Y, the pair of lip portions 15 deform so as to widen the interval between their distal ends.
  • the electrical connector 30 of the present embodiment is a male connector configured to be mated with a mating connector, not shown, in the thickness direction Z that is a connector mating direction. As shown in Figures 6A and 6B , the electrical connector 30 is attached to an edge portion of a wiring board 52 mounted on the electronic equipment.
  • a housing 31 of the electrical connector 30 is integrally formed by injection molding of, for example, an electrically-insulating resin material (polybutylene terephthalate, or the like).
  • an electrically-insulating resin material polybutylene terephthalate, or the like.
  • a seal retaining portion 32 for retaining the seal member 10 is formed over a side face portion 30a and a bottom face portion 30b of the electrical connector 30.
  • a threaded hole 31a used for fixation to the wiring board 52 is provided in a back face of the housing 31.
  • the housing 31 of the electrical connector 30 retains each of a plurality of male contacts 33 extending in the thickness direction Z.
  • the male contact 33 is formed by stamping an electrically-conductive metal material, for example, a copper alloy sheet material. Each male contact 33 is led out from a front face side to a back face side of the housing 31, and electrically connected to a through-hole, not shown, of the wiring board 52 on the back face side.
  • the engaging protrusion 34 (see Figures 8 to 10 ) is formed along the extension direction of the seal retaining portion 32.
  • the pins 35 for engaging with the receiving holes 14a and the projections 36 for engaging with the slits 14b are each formed within the seal retaining portion 32.
  • the seal member 10 can be attached to the seal retaining portion 32 of the electrical connector 30, as shown in Figure 4 , from the lower side in the drawing.
  • the electrical connector 30 having the seal member 10 attached thereto is also referred to as connector assembly 40.
  • the case 50 of the present embodiment is an enclosure opened on the upper face side in the drawings, and the wiring board 52 can be accommodated in the case 50.
  • An upper face of the case 50 is closed with a lid 51.
  • the case 50 and the lid 51 of the present embodiment are formed from a metal material, for example, an aluminum alloy, or the like, the case 50 and the lid 51 may be formed by injection molding of a resin material.
  • a notch 50a corresponding to the contour of the electrical connector 30 is formed in the case 50.
  • This notch 50a has an inverted trapezoidal shape wider on an open-top side and narrower on a bottom side.
  • an upper face portion 30c of the electrical connector 30 engaged with the notch 50a and an upper face 50b of the case 50 are flush with each other.
  • a waterproof layer 53 is formed by applying liquid gasket between the upper face portion 30c of the electrical connector 30, the upper face 50b of the case 50 and the lid 51, as shown in Figure 7 .
  • This waterproof layer 53 ensures waterproofness between the upper face portion 30c of the electrical connector 30 and the lid 51 and between the upper face 50b of the case 50 and the lid 51.
  • the wiring board 52 is positioned within the case 50.
  • the connector assembly 40 attached to the wiring board 52 is inserted into the notch 50a of the case 50.
  • the shape of the notch 50a is an inverted trapezoidal shape wider on the open-top side and narrower on the bottom side. Therefore, without interference of the seal member 10 of the connector assembly 40 with the open top of the notch 50a, the electrical connector 30 can be inserted into the notch 50a. Thereby, the connector assembly 40 can be easily positioned in the notch 50a.
  • the liquid gasket is applied to the upper face portion 30c of the electrical connector 30 and the upper face 50b of the case 50.
  • the lid 51 is attached to the case 50.
  • the connector assembly 40 is pressed by the lid 51 into the notch 50a.
  • the seal member 10 deforms in the following manner.
  • Figure 11A shows an initial state in which the seal member 10 has not been compressed.
  • the state shown in Figure 11A corresponds to Figure 8 .
  • each lip portion 15 deflects more easily than the main body portion 11.
  • the lip portion 15 is supported by the first flange portion 12 having a smaller dimension in the thickness direction Z than the main body portion 11 due to the formation of the groove 17.
  • the first flange portion 12 deflects to deform more easily than the thicker main body portion 11.
  • the vertex 15a of the lip portion 15 is located more externally than the main body portion 11 in the thickness direction Z.
  • the lip portions 15 in contact with the case 50 deform elastically so as to separate their distal ends contacting the case 50 from each other, that is, to spread outward, and start to incline, as shown in Figure 9 and Figure 11B .
  • the first flange portion 12 receives a load in conjunction with inclination of the lip portion 15, and therefore deflects slightly toward the inside of the groove 17. At this time, the main body portion 11 undergoes little, if any, compressive deformation.
  • Figure 10 shows a state in which the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 are in contact with each other and the deflection of the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 has reached the limit.
  • the dimension in the height direction Y of the main body portion 11 is larger than the combined dimension in the height direction Y of the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13. Therefore, when the electrical connector 30 is so displaced as to approach the case 50, the main body portion 11 receives a load due to this displacement to undergo compressive deformation.
  • the bottom portion 10b of the seal member 10 receives the compressive load from the height direction Y.
  • the arm portion 10a of the seal member 10 receives a load from the extension direction of the seal member 10 when the seal member 10 is pressed in.
  • the ribs 18 of the seal member 10 in the present embodiment have the bending directions of the ribs 18 in the arm portion 10a oriented uniformly from the end of the seal member 10 toward the bottom portion 10b. That is, in the side face portion 30a of the electrical connector 30, each rib 18 easily bends in the downward direction in the drawings that is a direction in which the seal member 10 is pressed in.
  • the direction in which the ribs 18 easily bend and the direction in which the seal member 10 is pressed in are coincident with each other, so that the ribs 18 of the arm portion 10a easily bend when the seal member 10 is pressed in.
  • the vertical axis of Figure 12 indicates the load (reaction force) when the seal member 10 is compressed in the height direction Y
  • the horizontal axis of Figure 12 indicates the amount of displacement in the height direction Y of the seal member 10 after the case 50 comes into contact with the lip portions 15.
  • the seal member 10 develops an initial elastic region S1 where the reaction force increases proportionally with respect to the amount of displacement, an intermediate region S2, following the initial elastic region S1, where the reaction force hardly increases with respect to the amount of displacement, and a late elastic region S3, following the intermediate region S2, where the reaction force increases proportionally with respect to the amount of displacement.
  • the initial elastic region S1 With the displacement of the case 50 after the case 50 comes into contact with the distal ends of the lip portions 15 in the seal member 10, the lip portions 15, the first flange portions 12 and the second flange portions 13 undergo the deformation described above.
  • the initial elastic region S1 corresponds to, for example, Figures 11A and 11B .
  • the intermediate region S2 is a range within which the deformation of the lip portions 15, the first flange portions 12 and the second flange portions 13 further progresses, for example, until the amount of deformation reaches the limit after the first flange portions 12 and the second flange portions 13 come into contact with each other. In this period, regardless of an increase in the amount of displacement of the case 50, the reaction force of the seal member 10 hardly increases, since the lip portions 15, the first flange portions 12 and the second flange portions 13 deform very easily.
  • the magnitude of the reaction force in each region is determined by the material of the seal member 10 and/or the shape and dimensions of the rib 18.
  • the compression of the main body portion 11 and the rib 18 causes the reaction force.
  • the number of ribs 18 may be increased or each rib 18 may be thickened.
  • the number of ribs 18 may be reduced or each rib 18 may be thinned. In this manner, in the present embodiment, by adjusting the shape and dimensions of the rib 18 of the seal member 10, the reaction force of the seal member 10 can be easily adjusted without changing the material of the seal member 10.
  • the lip portions 15, the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 deform ahead of the main body portion 11 after the lip portions 15 come into contact with the case 50 and until the deformation of the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 reaches the limit. Since the lip portions 15, the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 of the seal member 10 are easily deformable, the reaction force that occurs in the seal member 10 is small. Therefore, a force required for the work of attaching the connector assembly 40 to the case 50 can be reduced.
  • the main body portion 11 undergoes elastic deformation in place of the lip portions 15, the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13, and exerts the reaction force. Since being not easily elastically deformable, the main body portion 11 exerts a larger reaction force than the lip portions 15, or the like, does. Thereby, the waterproof performance of the seal member 10 can be ensured.
  • the ribs 18 receiving the compressive load are formed between the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13. Since the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13 are supported by the ribs 18 and thereby exert the reaction force, the reaction force of the seal member 10 can be compensated by the ribs 18. Since being bent, the ribs 18 are more easily deformable than the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13, and therefore do not obstruct the deformation of the first flange portion 12 and the second flange portion 13. In addition, fine adjustment of the magnitude of the reaction force that occurs in the seal member 10 can also be made by means of the shape and dimensions of the rib 18.
  • the pair of lip portions 15 are supported by the first flange portions 12, respectively, each protruding from both sides on the outer peripheral side of the main body portion 11. Furthermore, the vertices 15a of the pair of lip portions 15 in cross-section are located more externally than the main body portion 11. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the thickness direction Z, the interval L1 between the vertices 15a of the lip portions 15 is set larger than the width L2 of the main body portion 11 (L1 > L2). This causes the lip portion 15 to deform so as to fall outward with the deflection of the first flange portion 12 when a force is applied to the lip portions 15, so that the pair of lip portions 15 can be so deformed as to widen the interval between their distal ends.
  • the seal member 10 of the present embodiment has a U-like overall shape, and is attached to the bottom face portion 30b and the side face portion 30a of the electrical connector 30.
  • the elastic deformation of the seal member 10 can absorb a dimensional tolerance in the width direction X or the height direction Y of the connector assembly 40 and the notch 50a.
  • the seal member 10 of the present embodiment is attached to the bottom face portion 30b and the side face portion 30a of the electrical connector 30. That is, in assembly of the electronic equipment, the seal member 10, which exerts a reaction force, is not provided on the upper face portion 30c of the electrical connector 30 that is a face to be contacted with the lid 51. Therefore, a condition when the lid 51 is attached to the upper face portion 30c of the electrical connector 30 and a condition when the lid 51 is attached to the upper face 50b of the case 50 can be made uniform, so that the working efficiency in assembling the electronic equipment can be improved.
  • the illustrative configuration has been described in which the seal member 10 is attached to the electrical connector 30, but the seal member 10 may be attached to the case 50.
  • the lip portion 15 of the seal member 10 may be provided on a face to be attached to the electrical connector 30.
  • the ribs 18 may not be provided in the groove 17 of the seal member 10.
  • the distal end of the lip portion 15 may be so formed preliminarily as to be inclined outward. In this case, without the vertex of the lip portion 15 located more externally than the main body portion 11, the lip portion 15 can be so deformed as to incline outward.
  • the easily-deformable portions are provided by providing the groove 17 in both sides (both ends) in the thickness direction Z of the main body portion 11.
  • the easily-deformable portion of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment as long as it is composed of a portion thinner than the main body portion.
  • a groove 17 may be provided in the center in the thickness direction Z of the main body portion 11 so that the pair of lip portions 15 can be inclined inward.
  • the main body portion corresponds to a main body portion 11 which is solid on both sides (both ends) in the thickness direction Z.
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